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Fencer Vulns
high 7.2

CVE-2003-0385 json

Buffer overflow in xaos 3.0-23 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -language option.

published 2003-06-10 23 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2003-0379

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 58%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in xaos 3.0-23 and earlier, when running setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long -language option.

Patch / fix

  • xaos Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1r-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2003-0385

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-22748)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22748 Xaos 3.0 - Language Option Local Buffer Overflow local, 2003-06-06

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.